Pullman’s section on the topics of last resort felt very relevant to me in the context of watching The Real Housewives. Though there are different cities and different women for each of the Real Housewives franchises, what is constant are the big, boisterous...
In chapter three when talking about signs, Pullman makes the case that peoples’ “cognitive bias in favor of coherence over randomness makes it very easy for us to falsely attribute causes.” He’s basically saying people will try to make sense...
So much to say, not enough time… This RAP was more than I knew what I was getting into. I am passionate about much of it yet it forces a pathos–for those whose lives have gone and who bore the hardship and lived and, thereby, I am alive....
In chapter three, Pullman talks about framing. He says it’s a way for people to “control an argument’s outcome by constraining terms, trying to force people to see the issue as one way when it could be others.” Immediately following he presents...
If we accept rhetoric is omniscient, if we practice it in all areas of life, where do we draw the line? We are constantly surrounded by rhetoric- tweets from the president, classroom lectures, and verbal pressure from a Grandmother. Combined with it’s...
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